Localize: The Essentials

Localize your app as described in the following sections.

• Customize the system text, buttons, and notifications
• Copy localization text to another app
• Locale support and local currency

Customize the system text, buttons, and notifications

You can choose to change system text, buttons, and notifications, such as the Share, Sync, About, or Log out buttons, to accommodate your language or terminology preferences. 

To change the system text, configure the localization settings for the view. We generally suggest using short text strings so that they fit comfortably on the screen.

While this is a very simple solution, it's usually sufficient to address a large class of localization requirements for apps. Most apps target users with a specific language in mind. If an app needs to work with different languages simultaneously, this solution will not be adequate.

Copy localization text to another app

To copy the localization text from one app to another, do the following:

1. Open the app from which you want to copy the localization text in the app editor.
2. Go Settings  > Views: Localization.
3. Click Copy localizations.
   The localization text is copied to the clipboard.
4. Open the app to which you want to copy the localization text in the app editor.
5. Go Settings  > Views: Localization.
6. Click Paste Localizations.

Locale support and local currency

Configure the locale of your app using any cloud provider supported by AppSheet. You can learn more about Locale support in AppSheet. You can also convert from US dollars to your local currency, if required.